The Huffington Post published a story Friday saying Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and her husband Zachary Bogue bought the most expensive home in San Francisco history — a $35 million mansion on Billionaire’s Row.

The story’s lead read: “Help launch one of the biggest companies in the world: Check. Hire The Killers to play at your wedding: Check. Install a baby nursery in your office: Check. Buy the most expensive house in the most expensive real estate market in the country: Why not?” (Screenshot by Mallary Tenore)

The only problem is, Mayer and Bogue didn’t purchase the house. Mayer said as much in a tweet Sunday:

A story has been removed that indicated Marissa Mayer and Zach Bogue bought the most expensive house in San Francisco history. Mayer later tweeted that they did not purchase the property in question, which is situated on the city’s famed Billionaires Row. Real estate records only confirmed that the deed transferred in March to “Bellihouse LLC,” which appears to be unrelated to Mayer or Bogue. The property was assessed at $23.8 million. While none of the parties involved have publicly confirmed the final sale price, it’s likely one of the most expensive in the city’s history. We regret any confusion and hope the buyers enjoy their new home.

The correction/editor’s note does not appear on The Huffington Post’s corrections page, which hasn’t been updated since February. (Spokesman Rhoades Alderson said by email that “corrections and editor’s notes are generally made on the page of the corrected post” and that the corrections page features articles tagged with the word “correction.”)

Her home, which was built in 2006, is worth about $5.3 million, according to the Santa Clara County assessor’s office. Mayer also has a $5 million penthouse on the 38th floor of the Four Seasons in San Francisco.

any tips on how to SPOT false info on the net BEFORE falsely reporting it? this one sounded plausible. should EVERYTHING you pass along be checked? with all sorts of incredibly clever hacking going on, virtually nothing on the net can be — or should be — believed.